Mythic Mind

The Mythic Mind Fellowship is currently working its way through the Poetic Edda! In the fourth of these chats, we discuss the next four texts: All-wise's Sayings, The First and Second Poems of Helgi Hundingsbani, and The Poem of Helgi Hiorvardson.

Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8XFYWQ0x3GM

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The Mythic Mind Fellowship is currently working its way through the Poetic Edda! In the third of these chats, we discuss the next four texts: Hymnir's Poem, Loki's Quarrel, Thrym's Poem, and The Poem of Volund.

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The Mythic Mind Fellowship is currently working its way through the Poetic Edda! In the second of these chats, we discuss the next four texts: Vafthrudnir's Sayings, Grimnir's Saying, Skirnir's Journey, and Harbard's Song.

Members of any tier are invited to participate in these chats.

Enroll in the upcoming Lord of the Rings Study at https://andrewsnyder.podia.com/the-wisdom-of-middle-earth-the-lord-of-the-rings.

Find the video of this Fellowship chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVlLAuD9XQU

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Watch the video:
https://youtu.be/Yns-tDu_S-4

When the appendices leave a short winter war, how do you film a legend without breaking the lore? The War of the Rohirrim turns Rohan's deep past into anime spectacle, centering Héra while Helm Hammerhand's name still waits to become myth.

In this Mythic Mind conversation, Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) is joined by Thomas Salerno and Master_Samwise for first impressions after one viewing. They talk appendix freedom versus fidelity, Héra as narrative center, the thin establishment of Helm's legend, and where this film sits on the sliding scale between Peter Jackson and weaker Tolkien media.

Topics include anime as adaptation medium, character deepening versus static heroism, and why an enjoyable first watch can still leave you hungrier for Rohan's winter made weighty.

Related:
• War of the Rohirrim: The Lord of the Rings Anime (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 8): https://youtu.be/d5AdBwW6deY
• The Fellowship of the Ring as Film and Adaptation (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 25): https://youtu.be/ZpZY3u_eyuw
• The Two Towers as Film and Adaptation (Mythic Mind Movies, ep. 26): https://youtu.be/cQQy1BkKGt0
• J.R.R. Tolkien and the Long Defeat (Mythic Mind, ep. 181): https://youtu.be/R-1Yp1Z8dv4

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Listen to/watch the Mythic Mind podcasts:
- Mythic Mind
- Mythic Mind Games
- Mythic Mind Movies & Shows

#MythicMind #WarOfTheRohirrim #LOTR #Tolkien #HelmHammerhand #Anime #FilmDiscussion #Philosophy #Theology

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The Mythic Mind Fellowship is currently working its way through the Poetic Edda! In the first of these chats, we discuss the first two texts, Völuspá and Hávamál.

Members of any tier are invited to participate in these chats. Reading along is definitely helpful, but all members are welcome to join! Check Discord for the details or send me a message.

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Find the video of this Fellowship chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4T1yDVRn_0&t=202s

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Today I am joined by Chris Jackson to discuss the concepts of legacy and the hero's journey as laid out in his drafted book, "Legacy: How to Live a Life Worth Remembering."

You can keep up with Chris at https://alegacylived.com/

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What still makes Tolkien great when the fandom and the academy keep trying to remake him? In this conversation, the Middle-earth Mixer joins Mythic Mind for a candid talk about wonder, ideology, and belonging in Middle-earth.

Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) speaks with the Middle-earth Mixer (@middleearthmixr) about why Tolkien's secondary world still draws people, how ideological capture shows up in Tolkien spaces, and what faithful attention to the stories looks like amid culture-war noise.

Topics include the joy of first encounters with the legendarium, online Tolkien culture, and why academic fashion is a poor guide to what the books actually give.

Related:
• War of the Rohirrim: The Lord of the Rings Anime (Mythic Mind, ep. 67): https://youtu.be/Yns-tDu_S-4
• J.R.R. Tolkien and the Long Defeat (Mythic Mind, ep. 181): https://youtu.be/R-1Yp1Z8dv4
• Tolkien's Long Defeat: Northern Courage and Christian Hope (Mythic Mind, ep. 75): https://youtu.be/zQZuCpAd8t8
• Mythic Mind 36 - On Fairy-Stories (feat. John Carswell): https://youtu.be/a0hIBT-Ncss

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- Mythic Mind
- Mythic Mind Games
- Mythic Mind Movies & Shows

#MythicMind #Tolkien #MiddleEarth #LordOfTheRings #FilmDiscussion #Philosophy #Theology

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In this episode, I am joined by a few of the participants in my "Life, Death, and Meaning with Beowulf and Boethius course. To get access to all of the material from that course, including the recordings of our live conversations, go to https://andrewsnyder.podia.com/ and use the code "PODCAST" for 50% off the cost during the month of November.

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Aaron Bair's A Joyful Outpost reads the Beavers' lodge in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe as a vision of household economy: warmth against winter, table fellowship, and a home that still knows its calling.

In this Mythic Mind conversation, Dr. Andrew Snyder (professor of philosophy and theology) talks with Aaron (Utah teacher and Mythic Mind Fellowship member) about hospitality, the long defeat outside the hall, why the household matters when culture grows cold, and how Lewis's Beavers model a local, joyful outpost of Christian household life.

Topics include family and place, defending the mead-hall of ordinary goodness, and recovering home as more than a pit stop between jobs and screens.

Aaron's book: A Joyful Outpost: Exploring the Household Economy of the Beavers from The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
https://amzn.to/3AcIx2I

Related:
• The Stories That Enchant Us: Myth, Meaning, and Formation (Mythic Mind, ep. 100): https://youtu.be/RUSCV-MzO5I
• Introduction to Narnia, Books 1–3 (Mythic Mind, ep. 118): https://youtu.be/ro29Ic74aLE
• Exploring the Psyche: The Importance of Home (Mythic Mind, ep. 190): https://youtu.be/9__99dsKwiU
• On Fairy-Stories: Sub-Creation, Escape, and Consolation (Mythic Mind, ep. 36): https://youtu.be/a0hIBT-Ncss

Join the Mythic Mind Fellowship:
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- Mythic Mind Games
- Mythic Mind Movies & Shows

#MythicMind #CSLewis #Narnia #Beavers #Household #Hospitality #AaronBair #Theology #Philosophy

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In this episode, I explain why I dropped the "many meaningful roads ahead" ending line from the show and I discuss the issue of looking for meaning in a supposedly meaningless world.

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Recommended Book: On the Incarnation by Athanasius

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